Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-03-30
LOCAL NEWS.


Humpty -Dumpty at the opera house
tomorrow night.
DIR. Loefiisr Is building house in the
north part Of town.
An entire new stock Of hats and caps
1t Wood s. Vincent's. 80
The county commissioners will meet
on the 18th Of April.
Allen, Overstreet & Ellis have cheap
money aud cause no delay. 80
winchester rife; call at
Medicine Lodge Hotel.
-Four 5-foot walnut showcases for sale
by HUBBARD, the Jeweler. 81
Seed potatoes, early variety, at Stan
diford, Youmans s. Eldred's. Al
II. s. Quinn, the Kansas City Jour
nal man, was here yesterday.
Jas. II. Fleming has located with his
family at Los Angeles, California.
Call on s. Palmer and see instruments
before ordering pianos or organs. Aft
A girl baby was born To Mr.. and
Mrs. d. +. Witherspoon on the 10th
inst.
DIR. Gillette will Office with DIR. Lock
wood in the Citizens National bank
building.
Judge McCanless says that he does
not desire reelection to the Office of
police Judge.
The Willing Workers will meet with
Mrs. Stockstill next Wednesday after
noon April 9Th.
The ladies Of the Eastern Star will
meet with Mr.. Yant, Saturday evening
next, at o'clock.
T. S. Proctor, wife and baby came
down Monday from Sun City and re-
manned until to-day.
The city elections next Monday will
be held in the building directly south OF
Higgins furniture store.
Mrs. Curd and Mrs. II. ID. Simpson
have associated themselves together in
the dressmaking business.
Tell your friends in the east that
Medicine Lodge is to have water works
and electric lights this year.
The real estate transfers are una
Voidably crowded out this week, as was
much other valuable matter.
w. ". Bradbury is now editor and
proprietor of the Aetna Clarion, MIR
CoursOn having retired and gone west
Friday will be April lst. We hope
that several INDEX patrons will fool
us by paying certain bills Of long stand
ing.
There Is talk or starting drugstore
ia the extreme north end OF town. II
Is quite a walk for those living out there
TO get provisions.
The new town in the northern part
OF the county, on the Mulvane exten-
sion, Is called Elizabeth. II is near the
Pratt county line.
, The Clark County bank, OF which o.
G. Ewart Of this city is president, is to
be a national bank, the charter having
already been secured.
nProf. Palmer has moved with his
family into the McNeal block, on north
Main street. II. Lawrence has moved
INTO Mr.. Palmer's house.
The Harper green houses will have q
display Of plants aud bulbs at the post
Office In this city to-day. Mrs. w. D
Graham will be IN charge.
The Messrs. Cunningham have rent.
ed the Shepler building, next to Wood
4 Vincent and will have their offices
ON the ground floor hereafter.
Medicine Lodge will have electric
lights within three months. This il
not piece of guess work; but fact
Read the ordinance in this isue.
For RENT-IIOuse Of four rooms
cellar, well, garden and stable. Soutl
end. Rent cheap to the right party
Inquire at mill opposite Court house.
The newest and latest styles of sprinl
millinery are now on exhibition at the
rooms Of Mrs. IIatton and Stevens
over the store of Byerley, Dark Il Run
yam. Call and see them. "A
Allen Smith and family were owe
from Nescatunga, tins week, visiting
thefamily Of w. ii. Kinkaid. Mr.. Smitl
Is the manager for Standiford, You
mans & Eldred at Nescatunga.
IF. Shannon was in Wichita las
Friday and Saturday, and though h
saw the windy wonder" in all its glO
ry, he Is better than ever satisfied 4
main citizen of Medicine Lodge.
Up. Hall will move his house from
its present location on Lincoln avenue
and Spring street TO the southwest par
OF town, and build on the site of tn
old house, an elegant two-story struC
ture.
John Dollar last week sold four lot
on Spring creek. He is CONSTANT
buying and selling and there is not
reporterin town who can keep up wit
him, lie says he is going west to 10
cate; but this is probably one OF hi
Jokes.
There are no words in the Englis
language strong enough to properly dc
scribe the loathing and contempt W
have for paid sneak and informer.
man who would himself violate On
law that he might obtain evidenc
against another law breaker is a sneak
The ice men of this city have forme
spool or company and fixed the price
OF ice for this season as follows: Fror
7to75 pounds cent per pound; rs I
200 pounds . of a cent; over two hun
dred pounds per day Of a cent. A
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